Hey All, this is Senthil from Chennai. I am new to HiFiVison and this is my first msg.
A brief history on how I landed here
I have a 4 year old Sony 40" Smart TV (without 3D), coupled with AirTel HD (placed on a wall mounted glass support) and was pretty contented with it. Until my 1 yr old daughter pulled the set top box along with the glass support and crushed her little finger making me to look for a full fledged TV Wall unit.
Having a wall unit now kindled my desire to look for Home Theatre.
Setup:
My living room is 11' x 19' x 10' (H) with concealed speaker outlets in all the 4 corners. I don't even have a DVD player and my TV doesn't support NTFS partition and mkv file format, restricting my collection.
Requirement:
Mid range Home Theatre system (not a fan of floor standing speakers)
More of audio and weekend movies
Capability to play 3D Blu Ray (Though mine is not a 3D TV
)
Capability to support 4K resolution (future proof
)
Play any format files (which was a nagging issue for now)
Budget - around 25K
With these requirements, started browsing from sound bar, then migrated to HTiB and also AV receiver. Decided to audition and headed to Reliance digital on last Sunday morning (1st customer, infact had to wait for their staffs to come
)
Sony HT - touched my S6 edge (NFC), wow was able to hear music from my mobile
Samsung - Mirror display voila, my mobile screen in big screen. I could see both video and audio
Asked the person about AV receiver package. Immediately I could feel some glow in his face. Asked him what's the difference. He coolly said, see these players (Sony/ Samsung / LG) how compact they are and they do all the activities within this box. But, see this big AV receiver (Yamaha) and this does only amplification work. My mind immediately jumped to conclusion, but forced my body from expressing it.
Saw YHT 196, 1810, 299 and 2910.
196 was in my budget, but thought should go for 1810 for its 4K pass through.
But, my mind was on 299 primarily for the usb in, which I felt, I will be end-up using lot (He also mentioned active Sub, which I was not familiar much at that time).
Came home and started the next round exploration in google and that's when landed in this great forum and especially this active Thread. I convinced myself to get 299.
You won't believe, I have gone through all the 71 pages of this thread (by spending around 4hrs) and now I am in a fix.
Need experts advice, before I make my final call
- Will YHT-299 meet my room requirement (11x18x10) - I have never used a HT, was managing with the sound out of the TV and never kept the TV volume more than 50%
- Considering my past condition and the requirement that I need a Blu Ray player to play digital contents, should I stick to the conventional HTs from Samsung / Sony
- Murali has ended up selling is 299 for a customised AV and speakers. Will I be forced to do it - I don't want to push myself for an upgrade atleast for next 2 years
I know, finally its individuals preference, but what I need from you experienced people is - "
will I be able to feel distinct difference with 299 in my living room compared to a Samsung / Sony standard HTs"
Thanks again for all the active members and looking forward for your valuable feedback.
